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title: "Business Productivity Programme"
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# Business Productivity Programme

Buyer: WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-846f8a5f-4b8d-442f-9f1f-c8c8560bb478

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## Summary

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has awarded a contract for the Business Productivity Programme to EXEMPLAS LIMITED. The procurement stage was open, with a tender deadline of 5th September 2022. The contract period is from 1st October 2022 to 30th September 2023. The programme aims to boost and improve productivity at firm level in West Yorkshire, focusing on business analysis consultancy services.

This tender offers an opportunity for large consultancy firms with expertise in business analysis and management to provide advisory support regarding productivity measurement to SMEs in West Yorkshire. The programme seeks to address the productivity gap and create employment opportunities through upskilling. Businesses in the consultancy and advisory services sector, particularly those experienced in business development, are well-suited to compete in this tender.

## Notice

The aim of the programme is to boost and improve productivity at firm level, thereby contributing towards narrowing the productivity gap between West Yorkshire based businesses and the UK average, along with supporting the creation of new employment opportunities and/or the upskilling of existing employees. The CA is looking to procure a third-party organisation to offer specialist advisory support to SMEs regarding how they measure productivity, including making recommendations on how to benchmark and measure productivity

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/908c0840-2892-4ab6-b21c-06b3a37816a5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jul 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £450,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £450,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 2DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EXEMPLAS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

## Release History

- 27 Nov 2023 at 12:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/908c0840-2892-4ab6-b21c-06b3a37816a5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/908c0840-2892-4ab6-b21c-06b3a37816a5
  27th November 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=47657&B=UK
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/103257
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk

## Provenance

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